For Roxanne

You are my best friend
because you validate my soul
and when standing on the verge of collapse
my bones you do uphold.

When I feel invincible
you cut me down to size,
when I shroud myself in fallacies
you see through my disguise.

If I am ever trenchant
or untoward to you,
please know it's my insecurities
seeping their way through.

Although we are not related
in blood or in name,
you are my sister
and I love you all the same.

PC